Unit 5 section A
1. English Equivalents of Chinese 征服广袤的荒野 最有用的东西 自视甚高 毫无疑问 蹑手蹑脚地走开 交通繁忙的大路 有人为伴 某人主要的高洁之处 砍柴 洗衣服 以……为伴 随意 熬夜 详细叙说 快乐的结局 2.Compound Dictation
to tame the great wild areas a major commodity to speak highly of oneself no doubt about it to creep away a busy road to have company the main point of one’s nobility to chop wood to do a laundry to have … for company as you please to stay up late to talk at length a happy ending I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in [S1] ________, even with the best, is soon [S2] _________ and dissipating (散伙). I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so [S3] ______________ as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our [S4] _________. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will. Solitude is not measured by the miles of space that [S5] ________ between a man and his fellows. The really diligent student in one of the crowded hives of Cambridge College is as [S6] _______ as a dervish (托钵僧) in the desert. The farmer can work alone in the field or the woods all day, hoeing or chopping, and not feel [S7] ________, because he is employed; but when he comes home at night he cannot sit down in a room alone, at the [S8] ______ of his thoughts, but must be where he can “see the folks,” and recreate, and, as he thinks, remunerate (酬劳) himself for his day’s solitude;and [S9]
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__________________________ and most of the day without ennui (厌倦) and “the blues”; but [S10] ___________________________________________ ____________________________, and chopping in his woods, as the farmer in his, and [S11] _______ _______________________________________ 3. Structure Analysis
Our topic today is “living alone”. Like it or not, it is true of the American life that many people live alone. For most of them, living alone is a compelled choice, whereas, for some others, it is a matter of preference.
The text focuses on a social phenomenon— choosing to be alone on purpose. What people think of living alone, who prefers living alone, the life of the solitary people, and what the writer advises for living alone.
Para.1 Living alone is a common social phenomenon in U.S.A. Para.2 People think of living alone as a national disease or a characteristic of American heroes
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Paras.3~10 Poets and philosophers prefer living alone for inspiration.
Paras.11~13 The life of the solitary people and their need to talk
Paras.14~16 The author advises people to stay rational, settle down , and make themselves comfortable 4 translations
1. 杰克一直让我很烦,我想他是故意那样干的。 2. 我完全赞成人们享乐。
3. 见到你真高兴——我太太总是夸你。 4. 他们即将启航前往一个未知的世界。 5. 你可以暂时住在那个空房间里。
1. Jack’s been really annoying me and I think he’s doing it on purpose. 2. I’m all for people enjoying themselves.
3. I’m so pleased to meet you — my wife has always spoken very highly of you. 4. They were about to set forth on a voyage into the unknown. 5. You can stay in the spare room for the time being. Section B
1.strike out: make an independent effort 闯新路，开创 他决定离开公司，自己去闯一条写作的新路。
He decided to leave the company to strike out on his own as a writer. 17岁那年，她离开了家去闯天下。
At the age of 17 she left her home to strike out on her own.
2.war over:fight or argue about 因……打仗, 因……而争吵 当地人一直在为这一小块地争斗，双方谁都没有赢。
The natives have been warring over this small piece of land without either side winning. 破裂的婚姻最不幸的一面是父母双方经常就子女的监护权争吵不休。
3.range from … to …:vary from… to … 在从……到……范围或幅度内变动或变化 这篇论文论及国家面临的从失控的通货膨胀到文化程度普遍下降等诸多问题。
The paper deals with the nation’s problems, ranging from runaway inflation to a lowering of literacy levels.
4.give up on:admit defeat in one’s efforts to affect, harm, change, improve, etc. 对……表示绝望
我对你不再抱任何希望，你永远成不了合格的护士。
I give up on you: you’ll never be a qualified nurse.
我已放弃了有氧健身操，它对我的身体没起什么作用。
I’ve given up on aerobics. It just wasn’t making any difference to my body.
5.Despite the efforts by sb. to do sth., unsatisfactory outcomes are common.
used to reveal the fact that the efforts one has made are in vain. 尽管某人极力来做某事，结果却不尽如人意。
尽管这二位父母极力阻止他们的独生子沉迷于网络游戏，结果却不如人意。
Despite the great efforts by the parents to stop their only son from overindulging himself in computer games, the outcome is unsatisfactory .
尽管国际足联努力消除种族歧视，但是结果却不如人意。
Despite the great efforts by FIFA to stop racial discrimination, unsatisfactory outcomes are common.
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stale: a. 1. no longer interesting or exciting because of having been heard, done, etc. too
often before; not new 没有新意的, 过时的 2. (esp. food) no longer fresh and often tasting or smelling unpleasant (食品)不新鲜的, 走味的
你需要休息，要换换环境。留在这儿你会觉得越来越乏味。 You need a break, a change. You’re getting stale here. 这些陈花生变味了。These old peanuts taste stale. 7.depression:press: 字根，表示“压”
compress v. 压缩 express v. 表达 impress v. 使印象深刻 oppress v. 压迫 repress v. suppress v. 8.end up:告终
(cause to) reach (an unfavorable end); finish by becoming or by doing sth. 结束,
一开始他们彼此反感，但最后他们结了婚。
At first they hated each other, but they ended up getting married. 如果你继续那样开车的话，最后会送命的。
If you carries on driving like that, you’ll end up dead.
9. spring from:have its or one’s origin in (usu. sth.) 源于，从……产生出来 我们所有的错误都是由粗心造成的。 All our errors have sprung from carelessness. 他想学艺术纯粹出于对艺术的热爱。
His desire to study art sprang purely from his love of art.
10.tear … apart: cause serious arguments in an organization, group, etc. 使…… 种族冲突使这个国家纷争不断。 Racial strife is tearing the country apart. 是误解导致了他们的分离。
It was the misunderstanding that tore them apart.
11. resort to: make use of (sth. or doing sth., often sth. unpleasant or unpopular) to gain an advantage, often when everything else has failed 凭借，求助，诉诸 如果说服工作不见效，我们可能只得诉诸武力。 If persuasion won’t work, we may have to resort to force. 不要采用惩罚的方式叫孩子听话。
Don’t resort to punishment to make a child obey.
12.head off:prevent (sth. unpleasant, or sb. from reaching an unpleasant subject) 阻止, 拦住
如果我们不阻拦他，他会遇到麻烦。
He will get into trouble if we don’t head him off.
我们尽全力阻止亨利谈这个话题，因为我们知道他会泄密的。
We tried our best to head Henry off the topic, because we knew he’d reveal confidential information.
13.against all (the) odds:
in spite of the difficulties that would usu. make sth. impossible；
very unexpectedly 尽管有极大的困难，出乎意料地 尽管有极大的困难，我还是按时完成了工作。 Against all (the) odds, I finished my work in time.
尽管你回到我身边困难重重；这个机会我必须抓住。
Your coming back to me is against all odds. But that’s the chance I’ve got to seize.
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